Principal Investigator(s):United States Department of Commerce. Bureau of the Census

Summary:

This data collection provides information on characteristics
of housing units in 11 selected Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs)
of the United States. Although the unit of analysis is the housing unit
rather than its occupants, the survey also is a comprehensive source of
information on the demographic characteristics of household residents.
Data collected include general housing characteristics, such as the
year the structure was built, type and number of living quarters,
occupancy status, presence of commercial establishments on the
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This data collection provides information on characteristics
of housing units in 11 selected Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs)
of the United States. Although the unit of analysis is the housing unit
rather than its occupants, the survey also is a comprehensive source of
information on the demographic characteristics of household residents.
Data collected include general housing characteristics, such as the
year the structure was built, type and number of living quarters,
occupancy status, presence of commercial establishments on the
property, and property value. Data are also provided on kitchen and
plumbing facilities, type of heating fuel used, source of water, sewage
disposal, and heating and air-conditioning equipment. Questions about
housing quality include condition of walls and floors, adequacy of heat
in winter, availability of electrical outlets in rooms, basement and
roof water leakage, and exterminator service for mice and rats. Data
related to housing expenses include mortgage or rent payments, utility
costs, fuel costs, property insurance costs, real estate taxes, and
garbage collection fees. Variables are also supplied on neighborhood
conditions, such as quality of roads and presence of crime, trash,
litter, street noise, abandoned structures, commercial activity, and
odors or smoke. Other items cover the adequacy of neighborhood
services, including public transportation, schools, shopping
facilities, police protection, recreation facilities, and hospitals or
clinics. In addition to housing characteristics, data on age, sex,
race, marital status, income, and relationship to householder are
provided for each household member. Additional data are supplied for
the householder, including years of school completed, Spanish origin,
and length of residence.

Study Description

Citation

United States Department of Commerce. Bureau of the Census. American Housing Survey, 1987: MSA Core and Supplement File. ICPSR06131-v1. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 1993. http://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR06131.v1

Universe:
The universe consists of all housing units in 11 selected
MSAs.

Data Types:
survey data

Data Collection Notes:

The Census Bureau has made substantial revisions to the
MSA data for 1987 since the release of the AMERICAN HOUSING SURVEY,
1987: MSA CORE QUESTIONS FILE (ICPSR 9380). While ICPSR will continue
to make that file available, users are urged to replace it with the
data from this study.

Methodology

Sample:
Separate samples were drawn in 11 selected MSAs. The
samples were drawn from housing units enumerated in the 1980 Census and
updated to include housing units constructed since 1980.

Data Source:

personal interviews

Version(s)

Original ICPSR Release:1993-10-11

Version History:

2006-01-18 File CB6131.ALL.PDF was removed from any previous datasets and flagged as a study-level file, so that it will accompany all downloads.